02-01-2015, 09:15 AM
Interesting, CB4ME, I felt that the two bikes were very similar and scratched the same retro itch. Close in performance too but the edge does go to the CB. Just my feelings, YMMV.
So was it kind of like a bicycle drum brake? There's nothing back there anywhere close to as large as the rear drum on the old BMW I'm restoring (unless I'm just not seeing it because it's "hiding" in front of the rear sprocket).
I don't see it either, but an Internet search says it had an 8" drum front, and a 7" drum on the rear.
(01-31-2015, 02:27 AM)pechorin75_imp Wrote:(01-31-2015, 01:46 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Most Brit bikes shifted on the right, braked on the left. Standardization for bikes coming into the US didn't happen until 75 I think. I had Harleys and BSA's that both shifted on the right, and I believe the BSA was up for 1st down for 2-4th.
There would have been an inhub drum brake on the back of the Bonnie your dad bought
So was it kind of like a bicycle drum brake? There's nothing back there anywhere close to as large as the rear drum on the old BMW I'm restoring (unless I'm just not seeing it because it's "hiding" in front of the rear sprocket).
So was it kind of like a bicycle drum brake? There's nothing back there anywhere close to as large as the rear drum on the old BMW I'm restoring (unless I'm just not seeing it because it's "hiding" in front of the rear sprocket).
I don't see it either, but an Internet search says it had an 8" drum front, and a 7" drum on the rear.